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Monday, February 8th, 2010

Quotation
Chevron has fortified its defenses with at least twelve different public relations firms whose purpose is to debunk the claims made against the company by indigenous people living in the Amazon forests of Ecuador… Having initially lauded Ecuador’s legal system in an effort to have the case moved there, Chevron later changed its mind and began attacking the system when that system found the company liable for damages.
— “Chevron hires twelve public relations firms to discredit indigenous Indians in Ecuador” from Natural News.

# Posted by NPI Staff at 11:17 am